Bicycle-saddle



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BICYCLE SBLE.

No. 586,246. Patented July 13, 1897.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

IVILLIAM G. SOIINEE, OF PUEBLO, COLORADO.

BiCYCLE-SADDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Batent No. 586,246, dated July 13, 1897.

Application filed August 6, 1896. SerlrNO: 5011917- (NO model-l Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. SCHNEE, of Pueblo, in the county of Pueblo and State of Colorado, have invented an Improved Bicycle-Saddle, ot which the following is a speciiication.

The present invention relates to bicycleseats, and has for its object the provision of a seat which will possess advantages in point of simplicity, inexpensiveness, durability, and general healthfulnes's.

An important object in the construction of the said invention is to prevent the person from resting, when riding a bicycle provided with Iny improved seat, on the prostate glands, which is pronounced very injurious by physicians. This is overcome in the construction of my seat. In the ordinary bicycle-saddle the framework merely supports across the back of the saddle and the springs extend direct from the neck of the saddle to the rear. Therefore when you sit in the saddle it bags in the center and the person riding slides forward and rests on the prostate glands; but by having, as in the present invention, a continuous spring, as will hereinafter be described, aperson is enabled to have the main support of the saddle crosswise instead ot from the front to the back of the saddle, which prevents the bagging of the saddle and letting the person sit on the neck of the saddle, also allowing him to rest on the pelvis bones instead of having the saddle pressing against the prostate glands.

IVith these objects in view the invention consists of the details of construction and arrangement which will more fully appear hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this application, Figure l is a general view of my seat. Fig. 2 is a perspective view with the outer covering removed. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 4 is a detail of the tension and adjustment mechanism.

Like numerals and letters of reference indicate corresponding part-s in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, in the embodi- Inent of my invention I employ a continuous spring A, which is so constructed as to form parallel members a, which project forwardly and have their ends 2 rectangular shaped,

for a purpose which will be stated hereinafter. The said spring is so curved as to form at the rear a support 3 for supporting the rear of the saddle.

For supporting the forward portion of the saddle is a support B, the forward end A thereof being substantially hemispherical in shape, having the flaring ends 4 projecting rearwardly. A brace 5 conformswith the interior curvature of the support B, the said brace having ends 6, which are riveted to the sides of the said brace B.

Holes 7 are situated in the said brace, so as to allow the ends of the parallel members ct to pass through. The said brace is also centrally apertured at 8. A segmentV piece of metalA 9 is situated inside of the said support B, and has projections 10 sliding in the slots c, said slots being situated in the sides of the support B. A threaded. aperture d is centrally located in the said segment-shaped piece of metal 9.

A threaded bolt or screw S' is inserted in the aperture 8, which is situated in the brace 5, and works in the threaded hole CZ. It Will be readily seen that by this arrangement the tension can be adjusted so as to keep the leather taut, and thus prevent the saddle from bagging.

The covering E may be of any material, but preferably of leather, the forward end of which is riveted to the support B by suitable rivets and at the rear end to the curved metal brace F, the said brace being so shaped as to conform to the shape of the rear section 3 of the said continuous spring. Catches or lugs f project downwardly from the said curved brace and are formed integrally therewith. The said lugs act to keep the rear portion 3 of the said continuous spring in position. Square holes gare situated in the segmentalshaped pieces of metal 9 and in which are inserted the rectangular ends 2 of the parallel members ct of the said continuous spring, the purpose of the square holes being to prevent the turning of the ends of the said parallel members.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl l. In the herein-described bicycle-saddle, the combination of a continuous spring so con- IOO stru cted as to have parallel forward members, the ends of said members being' rectangular in shape, a forward support B, a brace situated in the inside of said support, holes situated in the said brace for the insertion of the parallel members, slots situated in the said support B, a second segmental-shaped brace situated inside of said support B, square holes in said piece of metal, in which are inserted the said rectangular ends of the said parallel members, projections on each side of the said brace, the said projections Working in the said slots, a threaded bolt or screw Working through holes situated in the said metal pieces, substantially as set forth and described.

2. In the herein-described bicycle-seat, the combination of the continuous spring terminating in parallel members, a forward support B, a brace riveted in the said support,

the forward members passing through the said brace, slots situated in the sides of the said support B, a second brace or plate also situated in the said support B, lugs on the inner end thereof and Working in the said slots, the ends of the said parallel members keyed to thesecond'brace or plate, a threaded bolt for adj usting,` the said braces, a curved brace having` catches fitting around the rear support 3 and holding the rear support into position, the said catches being integral with the said support 3, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

WILLIAM G. SCIINEE. Titnessesz A. V. BRADFORD, M. A. RHODES. 

